Rentse
Khiba
02
October 2015
Statistics
South Africa has recently predicted a loss of 9 300 jobs for 2015 with R4.1
billion already lost to the economy.
The
latest figures for the airline association of South Africa reveal a whooping
loss of R7.5 billion being projected for 2015 with the root cause being the
Visa regulations.
DA
Shadow MEC of tourism James Vos explained that it has been over two months
since President Jacob Zuma announced the Inter-Ministerial committee to resolve
visa issues, and still no progress had been made.
“Mr
Ramaphosa has yet to prove that he takes the country’s dying economy
seriously.” Vos said.
The
DA recognizes that tourists not only bring revenue into our economy but they
also create jobs.
“Unemployment
has reached an alarming 34.9% the longer Ramaphosa waits, the more jobs South
Africans will lose.” Vos conluded
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